First Mistake On The Kubota Mini Excavator

[@bullboss7698]

Just use the boom and bucket to right yourself. You made it a lot more complicated than it had to be.

[@altheboss5722]

momos i tell ya

[@surveysays8335]

Yep. That thing is more than powerful to self extricate.

[@nanakofiaddo8478]

They are amateurs

[@VergorioVergara]

That’s what i was thinking and wondering why they didn’t But then again he feel in the ditch 😂😂😂😂

[@jlaw8882]

All that's missing is 2 man-buns!

[@BradMyers]

You didn't get hurt, equipment didn't get hurt, and you learned from your mistake. All in all, that is a good day. Thanks for sharing.

[@maxthemarlin]

thanks sir!

[@jeffharper7579]

It's not really a mistake but a accident/ learning lesson, a mistake is when you keep doing it over and over again.😊👍

[@nate2838]

@@maxthemarlin What he said.

[@BruteRazloga]

I'm assuming the trench you were digging kept caving in? If you want to prevent that in future trenching then try not chunking the dirt away. Just go 2" deep and scrape the trench therefore filling the bucket, rather then chunking the trench you will begin slicing through the dirt. It's incredibly helpful for doing things once correctly :)

[@digitalgoonie]

I run a 50g everyday. One think you should probably realize is that boom is just like an arm. Just needed to use it grab and climb out

[@maxthemarlin]

As soon as it was in the ditch, it didn't seem like it had enough hydraulic power to move the arm, I was trying!

[@digitalgoonie]

@@maxthemarlin well hey, the plus is no one got hurt! It took a lot of experience to figure out how to get through tricky situations and I still am very careful! Nice video by the way.

[@maxthemarlin]

@@digitalgoonie thank you

[@shawndunleavy892]

The real little machines don’t have the power to pull themselves up and they definitely tip over much easier. I used a JD 110 tlb for 12 years and recently traded it in on a kubota. Mine can pull itself but I know from using little ones before they just don’t have the juice. Little machines are excellent for getting into tight spaces though!

[@davidsignor7931]

But atleast you were able to push it out by hand

[@ronbrennan358]

I think you should have rotated the boom and put the bucket in the ditch behind you and lifted the back end out. You did OK but risked getting injured or flipped backwards.

[@patrickwong2823]

If that happens again (hopefully not) and you are able to swing the bucket to the right-rear, as shown in your video, you should be able to push down on the bucket to level the mini-ex and then use the tracks to drive it forward out of the trench.

[@johntheaccountant5594]

That seemed to me the obvious solution.

[@logmeindangit]

I posted the same solution before reading your comment.

[@GP-ed1ti]

Sure, but if you run a diesel machine while on its side, there is a 90% chance you'll bend the rods and have a full engine rebuild on your hands which on this little machine could be $5,000-$10,000. If you ever start losing a machine to its side the best and smartest thing to do is turn it off as fast as possible to save your engine! Use another machine to right it.

[@zx6r385]

You could’ve use the bucket and pulled yourself out easily the whole time.. Learning experience

[@maxthemarlin]

didn't have the power to do it

[@dinomite_diggers3453]

Well that was a bit of a stuff up but if we don't make stuff ups how will we learn. No damage done apart from a frayed strop, no one injured and you said it yourself, "a valuable lesson." Good on you for posting this to show how easily things can go wrong.

[@chucklenz9011]

Shoulda used the bucket and pulled it out straight in line with the trench.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

The turn table is a pretty solid place to connect, but I might have used a high point on the roll bar. I would also use the seatbelt, if that machine pops you out of the seat, and over the controls as it falls back into the hole, you'll be hurting..... A local guy got killed doing something like that, he face planted right into the boom. This guy was a licensed operator with 30+ yeas of experience, but people get pretty relaxed running a mini. In the end its still 2000lbs more than a human. I have the same exact setup in my garage. (Including the TDub)

[@logmeindangit]

I like the fat tires on the TW, but opted for an XT225. Got it used, like new, and love it.

[@rp1645]

Tell you a story back in 1980 was loading a Case 580-C on Low boy with two ramps. The one ramp cracked in half. I was standing straight up looking a front bucket, that had stopped full ROLL by side of bucket. We got another contractor to pull the Case up right. Checked fluid level, she started right up. Believe me I've been in your shoes. Only wish you had steel tracks. myself would have used bucket and Boom to help pull. but great what happens video, my friend. Everyone has done this a time or two.

[@Hasenquarzer0801]

man i dont ever seen some experts like you guys

[@maxthemarlin]

I'll take some notes from your videos

[@Hendreh1]

​@@maxthemarlin 😂 IT seems Like Hasenquartzer is Just a Gamer from Germany 😂😂😂. In Germany we dont do real stuff anymore . Most of the time . Because our goverment want us to be Like a bunch of pupet houses or a Open Air Museum ... 🤷. I think its good , that you push the mini Digger hard . Thats What ITS for😎

[@nate2838]

Quick not for anyone watching, when things are in danger of tipping, go real slow and watch for the "float" point. If you see the uphill side getting light, stop and figure something else out so it doesn't get worse. When tipping is a concern in an excavator, the arm can be used as leverage for counter weight or pull, as well as the typical pushing seen most of the time. That being said, the more experience you have the easier it is to recognize when there is a tipping hazard, and how to prevent it. Thanks for sharing the mistake with us. Without doubt you saved someone else from a similar mistake.

[@dave_in_florida]

Agree. could not the arm be extended and the shovel put in the ground to pull itself out?

[@nate2838]

@@dave_in_florida Maybe not. however the pulling i was referring to would be a rope tied to the extended bucket and a truck. either pull with the truck or pull the arm in.

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

That's a little fella. 😁 Stuff happens. It's all good, especially when it's a small one. You learned a lot I'm sure. Prepares you for bigger equipment.

[@buelowexcavating]

If it happens again (hopefully not), will you be injured or alive? The first basic rule about how far to stay away from a ditch or structure (depending on the soil) driving parallel to it is, for each foot of depth stay about a minimum 1 foot away from it.

[@cartonvera]

Seems you don't have enough experience on excavators. Keep up the good work to gain some

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Well, that was one way to get it out. 😂 That wouldn't have taken an experienced operator 30 seconds to extricate. Just swing the house around, use the boom to level the tracks and walk it out. Presto.

[@GMMINIMAQUINAS]

I have been working for 6 years with a mini excavator sv08 here in Barsil and until today 2023 this has not happened to me. Every machine has its limitations, it's not because it's small that it's not dangerous, it's a lot, the operator's confidence that is the mistake. In this case, I used bricks and stones to stabilize it underneath.

[@daviddemaet2996]

Use the bucket

[@Drew_P_Bahlz]

These things happen It’s all a learning experience No one was hurt and that’s the main thing 👌

[@mrk8220]

Probably better to swing around and push yourself out, either way that’s something you could have used the arm, boom and bucket to get out of.

[@JT-dk9eo]

You just needed to rotate the arm a bit,push down,put a piece of hardwood down and do it again, then rotate and push out,,always keep a few hardwood sleepers handy to put under the tracks when you need to get un stuck..

[@GUSftw]

i used to work for JLG where they build boom lifts (great place to be FROM). we just called that part the turntable bearing.

[@billywest7065]

I like to reach out with the bucket and pull myself out. works well

[@pingpong9656]

A lot of people are saying, you could save yourself with the boom - how would you do that once it starts going side ways? It looks like you tried to move the boom, but that cause it to angle over even more... just interested in what the real solution would be.

[@cekiert]

I have to cross trenches often on a mini excavator, pressing the bucket on the other side of the trench leveling out the machine and moving the end of the arm as you move the tracks like a crutch. The biggest thing is wear a seatbelt. You'll break your legs falling off as it falls onto it's side and traps your legs. Mind you the smallest production mini excavator I've found was .8 ton(1600lbs). KZbin has videos of how to break your legs. Breaking one leg would affect someone. But two, you couldn't drive till you heal and just getting up to take a dump, Amazon sells litter boxes I guess

[@serlycb2990]

Excavator mini nice thank brother is shering video's good luck.👍🙏

[@ericwotton2046]

I dont run an excavator for a living but it seems you could have use the bucket a bit more to help pull or dig your way out.

[@IB-1963]

Hey mate - such is life - the smallest excavator i have is a 1.5Ton Kobelco and she is ancient - but even it has the hydraulic track widening rams - your machine is a a good brand as well and modern - you might find that it also has the track widening function - it makes your foot print and therefore the stability greater

[@maxthemarlin]

Yes I did find that out after owning it for quite a while

[@IB-1963]

@@maxthemarlin Its all a learning curve - starting with a small machine is where you get skills - I have 4 now - the largest is 35Tons - I have a sickness and a Farm to play with them on - doing a mega Dam at the moment for multiple reasons including stocking fish to catch

[@flat6fever680]

That was some VERY soft ground there. I saw you taking massive effortless scoops and was like what the heck. Next thing you know you're tipped over from the ditch collapsing. Was that all just soft fill put in there recently or is the ground like that there? Good lesson for all of us though not to operate close to or when parallel to the trench. Btw, I sense a Mini theme in the garage. Mini bike, second mini bike, mini excavator, mini truck.... All good lol and I have both of those bikes, along with their parents.

[@rexhargrove5172]

Lay that spoil on some plywood and it’ll be a bit easier to deal with later. Just a thought.

[@krispy1k]

I hope I'm not the only one screaming USE THE BUCKET TO PULL YOURSELF OUT! I will say I've never seen anyone using a shovel to dig an excavator out. 😆

[@maxthemarlin]

Reaching with no bucket did not have enough power to pull it out

[@michaelburke6552]

Everyone has to start somewhere thats how we learn.

[@dantheman4980]

Lack of experience is obvious, but practice makes perfect

[@corners3755]

Got to learn to use the bucket and arm as a limb that can help pull or push your way out of things.

[@Boris04082012]

Cara , eu trabalho com uma Yanmar sv08 , faltou experiência nesta situação aí , primeiro a lança não deve ser desprezada , ela serve como contra peso e também como auxiliar num caso desse , já estiver em situações similares e sai sozinho sem nenhuma ajuda só estendendo a lança e abrindo totalmente a conchinha e posicionando a mesma no lado oposto da posição dos tombamento , também já sai de outras situações empurrando a máquina com a confusa no chão ou solo posicionada no mesmo lado do tombamento , já sai também levantando a esteira do lado da queda e calçando a mesma com material embaixo da esteira , como eu disse faltou experiência .

[@wayneg8763]

Use the bucket man, geez it's frustrating watching that. Even when it fell in, reach to the high side which was your driveway, dig the bucket in and use the boom ram and dipper arm to pull you up and out

[@edwardboyer7102]

This machine was not actually stuck the guy just didn't know how operate the machine

[@tracy419]

Great tips, nothing better than constructive criticism.

[@Luke-pt5rn]

Well done on getting it out 👍

[@m4ckm4n59]

at 5:40 get your mate to stand in the bucket. It'll weight the front down. Also make sure tracks are extended when possible. all good fun and part of the work :)

[@nate2838]

Could also extend the bucket and have it pulled by a truck with a rope. Carefully!

[@leomagarro2395]

the operator does not familiar with the work and safety

[@terrancewhite716]

It all started when HE GOT OFF THE MACHINE AT FIRST and put his hands on his hips Smh who does he think he is Superman?

[@stanonline7534]

you should extend the tracks to the outside that what its made for

[@bobuk5722]

That's the danger with these machines, learning can be dangerous. I was too, thankfully no one got hurt - this time. No doubt when you both looked at the video you can see where things were done wrong so I'll not dig over all that. Mistakes one survives are valuable learning lessons, just don't repeat them. Too risky. Better still, and this is a counsel of perfection, do a risk analysis before any new job. What could go wrong here? What should I do if it did? How could I avoid that wrong thing happening? Think twice, dig once! Or to quote a Vulcan "Live long and prosper". Enjoy the future use of the machine.

[@shammock112]

Why didn't you use the bucker to pull the mX out of the hole?

[@kdw75]

I have owned and operated quite a few tracked dozers and I have never had one unable to turn the tracks even in the stickiest of clay and mud. If it won’t turn a track, something must be wrong. Does it kill the engine or is something slipping?

[@maxthemarlin]

For everyone giving me advice, telling me I should have done one thing or another... Maybe I didn't touch on this in the video but the excavator did not have enough power to swing the boom past certain points, nor did it have enough power to pull me out of the ditch

[@JonnieWu817]

always be aware of the density of the soil. many time's i've had to shore what i was digging although that's just a tiny ditch.

[@Drew6709]

Get some old 4" fire hose (check local fire department) to use as a sleeve to protect the tow strap.

[@TheAefril]

I was told by my instructor here in Australia, the frame the rotating cabin sits on is called the 'H' frame.

[@ASUSfreak]

Pro tip: next time dig the trench with your shovel. If your shovel than falls into it, you can get the excavator to dig the shovel out! 😊

[@firesnake6556]

Dang! That ditch turned into a swimming pool when you got done! Good job moving a LOT of dirt lol

[@paradiselost9946]

lesson for everyone. when pulling stuff like this out, make an a-frame. get a log. anything... the longer the better. shove it under the rope, tilting a bit towards the stuck item. whatever it is will get picked UP as well as dragged forward. its just levers... pretty basic. a couple of ropes with "truckie hitches", just a simple compound pulley in knots, and this would be up and going in five minutes, no sweat. and then you dont drive side-on next to the hole you just dug...

[@bigcartoonyIIV]

i remember when I first rented a skid steer I did the same thing, 2hrs later i ended up figuring out how to use the bucket to winch myself out. Learned my lesson..lol

[@whatnow5313]

First it's spelled 'winch' which doesn't matter in this case since there is no winching involved. He was able to either pull or push himself out using the bucket/boom.

[@bigcartoonyIIV]

@@whatnow5313 Second of all IDGAF how its spelled. 3rd of all nobody asked you tuna.

If you have a strap to pointless wrap around the base of the tracks... you have a strap you could have hooked on the bucket to pull yourself out and right the machine.

[@whatnow5313]

Clean your glasses and take another look.

[@GRUBB-MUDD]

where r u from?

[@maxthemarlin]

Seattle

[@GRIFFKILL]

That machine may be able to spread its tracks, if so it makes it much more stable to use.

[@maxthemarlin]

Yes it took me a while, but I did learn that

[@GRIFFKILL]

@@maxthemarlin Nor to worry I've turned one or two in my day, the micros are quite unstable particularly on slopes, and always turn off the machine immediately if it goes over you'll save yourself an awful lot of engine damage. Onwards and upwards 👍

[@shaneross7428]

I tipped over a backhoe doing the same thing. I feel your pain. Lol

[@qanthon41]

How much does this machine weigh

[@JESUSistheway4.3AD33]

Use da boom coulda rotated and pushed urself out with it lmao !!!!

[@disndat1000]

Fucks it up. Smooth rescue. Keeps diggin. Like a boss.

[@aaronmanuel4983]

It's called a turntable

[@oscartorresguevara]

a cualquiera le puede pasar, gracias por tu video, un saludo desde Santiago de Chile

[@shaneshonda]

Extend the boom all the way out to tranfer weight forward

[@PP-gy8gg]

Glad you are safe...

[@brettgofgosky1911]

Use the boom to pick up and fill trench with firewood,

[@vintage-jm2fv]

hard to miss the Yamaha tw200. I have one as well.

[@powerstrokepower571]

Okay so working around trenches alot you really shouldn't track along side your trench to prevent cave ins. If you want to approach the trench on the side be out 3-4 foot to prevent caving in the trench same goes for grading with dozers approach the bank your pushing off at a angle or head on don't grade to the side if the edges are soft your going over

[@Anthonyhancock71]

Nice work. And nice tdub 200 in the garage 🤟

[@Bluepilled-c5t]

Thank you. I’m about to buy a mini ex and I would have done that. Won’t now. 👍

[@eddorak8191]

I think they call that the carriage where you put the tow strap

[@MOAONAABE]

you fell into your own 2x4

[@fredkaucher3694]

Yall could have used the boom to right the excavator and pull it out of the hole

[@KMMEDIA1]

Hello, what You did is the biggest mistake that can be done on any excavator. I am attending to the excavator course. Absolutely first thing they teach is to keep distance from the hole which You dig, because the dirt moves down under Machine weight. There is a calculation everyone should use - height of the hole x 1,5 factor for example - and the factor can vary depending on which soil type You are working.

[@WatchJason]

how much is the mini excavator that size cost?

[@Hasenquarzer0801]

boy dont use the joysticks from outside *facepalm

[@buelowexcavating]

Why not? Don't you like the sight f blood?

[@DeanViall-d9i]

0.52 finds the foot rests, game changer

[@永遠の英雄戰士]

應該加一塊厚木板坐落。 而且機械臂可以獨立搖擺左右 不必要這樣走

[@whatnow5313]

Any content creator should watch their video before posting. a lot of videos would never make it online if they did preview the launch.

[@johntheaccountant5594]

This should make other people using an excavator not feel so stupid when it happens to them.

[@tedhicks5431]

Is that one of those HT 90 honda motor cycles to your left

[@maxthemarlin]

110 yes

[@tedhicks5431]

@@maxthemarlin i remember we had in the I think early 70s had that hi low gear auto with the foot shifter it's not made for jumping i messed myself up bad trying to jump had alot of fun

[@dalepete2854]

Wonder why they didn’t use the bucket

[@salihylmaz6247]

Önündeki kepçeyi yere sabitleyip kepçenin hidrolik yardımıyla çekip çıkabilir rahatça.

[@kimdani1795]

Feel with you made something like that, i was sacked afterwatds.

[@udayaudugama]

Driver needs training on operating an excavator. This machine is such a beautiful equipment that it can come out of any situation provided you use excavator arm and leveler blade correctly. In this case neither was used. Good luck next time around.

[@dwaynebeecroft514]

Slope your holes then it will give you an excuse not to track that close ! Lol 😆 🤣

[@djames2377]

You dont use tracks to get it out in future you use boom or arm

[@greg55666]

I am quite sure this thing could get itself out of that hole if used correctly.

[@logmeindangit]

What state is all this taking place in? I see tropical plants, so it aIn't Wisconsin or Maine.

[@maxthemarlin]

Seattle WA, this guy just happens to be in the .01% with a palm tree here

[@miltonmatthews2138]

Yeah, why didn't you just swing the bucket around and lift yourself out?

[@greg167]

Spin machine around use the buck to push off the ground and reverse at same time. No harm no foul pratice makes perfect and no one is perfect

[@Burnardcheasesaw]

first mistake is think it will not fall over

[@mihalispantelis4909]

Bloody useless.end up getting the excavator inside their own ditch on the plain area.thats not getting experience.thats getting stupid

[@budowaslask]

Wyglądało zabawnie 😂

[@cal28kim]

25 years in plant ☝️ this is so common!! You can't hire a chainsaw but unfortunately you can dig under your own home 🤣🤣🤣 Side tracking a trench❓

[@gavinthomas7375]

Get some hobbles and do some digging on the side.

[@GT-43]

Just call it the swivel joint, people that know excavators will know what your talking about.

[@maxthemarlin]

Finally an answer on that, thanks

[@njkip]

Slew ring and motor...

[@zeestrees2780]

Nice tdub

[@charliewish4459]

operating with the tracks set to narrow!

[@gardentractor]

Those machines should have hydraulic outriggers just like backhoes.

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

That was the swing bearing.